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WorksheetsWater & It's Properties
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 22mins
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Class
Date
1.
The chemical compound of water is
a)
HO
b)
H2O
c)
H3O
d)
HO2
2.
Water freezes at what temperature ?
a)
0o F
b)
100o C
c)
32o C
d)
0o C
3.
Why does Ice float?
a)
Ice is less dense than in water in liquid form.
b)
Ice is more dense than in water in liquid form.
c)
Ice has more surface tension
d)
None of the above
4.
What word describes when water is attracted to other substances?
a)
cohesion
b)
adhesion
c)
capillary action
d)
surface tension
5.
Select ALL of the ways that people use water.
a)
Drinking
b)
Bathing
c)
Brushing teeth
d)
Cooking
e)
Cleaning
6.
What are the three states of water on earth?
a)
Liquid, gas, and solid
b)
Liquid only
c)
Gas only- water vapor
d)
Solid only- Ice
7.
What is the physical change in matter from a liquid to a gas when heat is added?
a)
Melting Point
b)
Boiling Point
c)
Freezing Point
8.
The average movement of molecules in an object. The faster the molecules move, the hotter it feels.
a)
evaporation
b)
boiling point
c)
temperature
d)
melting point
9.
A physical change in matter from a solid to a liquid when heat is added.
a)
Melting Point
b)
Boiling Point
c)
Freezing Point
10.
The process by which a gas changes back into a liquid when heat is taken away.
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
d)
freezing point
11.
A physical change in matter from a liquid to a solid when heat is taken away.
a)
melting point
b)
boiling point
c)
freezing point
12.
How can you change liquid water into water vapor?
a)
by freezing the water
b)
by dissolving salt in the water
c)
by cooling the water
d)
by heating the water
13.
Evaporation is between what two states of matter?
a)
from liquid to solid
b)
from solid to liquid
c)
from liquid to gas
d)
from solid to gas
14.
A student took out a cup of frozen water from the freezer. At what temperature would the water begin changing from a solid to a liquid?
a)
0° C
b)
50° C
c)
100° C
d)
150° C
15.
When water and other liquids stick together to form drops or thin films called ________________.
a)
adhesion
b)
capillary action
c)
cohesion
d)
surface tension
16.
The freezing and melting points of water are the same.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
In Alaska, water boils at 100 degrees Celsius; in Florida, water boils at
a)
100 degrees Celsius
b)
25 degrees Celsius
c)
0 degrees Celsius
18.
Which of the following are types of freshwater that can be used by people?
Select all that are true.
a)
groundwater
b)
ice caps and glaciers
c)
oceans
d)
rivers
e)
lakes
19.
What is the energy source for the water cycle?
a)
sun
b)
wind
c)
rain
d)
oceans
20.
Water in lakes and rivers that does not contain salt-
a)
recycled water
b)
new water
c)
salt water
d)
fresh water
21.
Precipitation occurs because
a)
the droplets evaporate in the air
b)
the droplets are too light for the air to hold
c)
the droplets are too heavy for the air to hold
22.
Which best explains why runoff is important?
a)
It returns water to other locations on Earth
b)
It increases the chance of flooding
c)
It makes evaporation occur faster
d)
It increases condensation
23.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
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